Join us for Ms. James-Rogers’ presentation on religion during the Civil War. Religion was an important factor in the founding of the United States, and religion continued to be part of everyday family life in the United States throughout the 1800’s. Daily prayer and bible reading was common in many homes, in addition to church attendance on Sunday. Ministers of every denomination strove to exhort and inspire their congregants to live “good“ lives to attain a specific goal. What was that goal? When the Civil War erupted, it was predicted to be a brief conflict. Was there a need to include ordained religious personnel among the soldiers? Who were the ministers and priests willing to leave their families, churches, and congregants, to become wartime Chaplains? How many were they? What was their military status, and what denominations did they represent?

In Annette’s presentation you will learn the answers to these questions, and about this unheralded group, who were vital to sustaining the morale and spirituality of the Civil War soldier. 

Annette James-Rogers
Annette earned a Bachelor of Psychology degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a Master of Science in Social Sciences degree from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts and is a Clinical Therapist/ Patient Education Specialist.

A descendant of two Civil War veterans, Annette is a member of The Daughter’s of Union Veterans of the Civil War. She is a Past President and current Jr. Vice-President of Hannah Anderson Ropes Tent 86, Torrance, CA. Annette is also the current Chaplain for the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of California and Nevada. She is a member of the Redondo Beach Veteran’s Memorial Task Force Committee and The Los Angeles Civil War Round Table. Annette is a Docent at the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum, Wilmington, CA where she is a Civil War nurse re enactor in an education program for middle school students.

Annette is the author of, The Color of Equality: the story of a Failed American Colony, which is centered around the Civil War era, and based on the experience of her Great grandparents, and their children, when they emigrated to Haiti.